Waning · 42.8% lit · ♋︎ Cancer 24°
Moon age
23.4days
Moon phase on October 9, 1993Waning Crescent
On Saturday, October 9, 1993, the Moon was a Waning Crescent: 42.8% of its visible face lit, 23.4 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
42.8%Illumination at noon UTC
23.4 dMoon age
379,658 km235,908 mi from Earth
♋︎ CancerMoon sign (25°)
31.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to October 9, 1993 is on Thursday, September 30, 1993 at 18:54 UTC, 9 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Friday, October 15, 1993 at 11:36 UTC, 6 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Last Quarter (before) | Friday, October 8, 1993 | 19:36 |
| New Moon (after) | Friday, October 15, 1993 | 11:36 |
The Moon around October 9
More about this date
Saturday, October 9, 1993 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of September 16, 1993 to the new moon of October 15, 1993, a cycle of 29.35 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in October 1993, or the whole moon calendar 1993.
- The same date one year apart: 1992 · 1994.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.